Fun Facts About the Name Kahmari
- 617 babies named Kahmari: U.S. records list 617 babies given the name Kahmari from 1880 through 2025. Even 142 girls received the name Kahmari - about 1 girl for every 3 boys.
What Does the Name Kahmari Mean?
Kahmari is a modern spelling of the given name Kamari, and no meaning is firmly established for it. The explanation most often given is that Kamari comes from the Arabic word qamar, "moon," the same root as the Arabic name Qamar. That link is a suggested derivation rather than a documented one: it is not clear how an Arabic vocabulary word would have passed into English-language personal naming, and no chain of transmission has been shown. Swahili also has kamari, but there it means "gambling" or "betting," and the resemblance to the given name does not by itself connect the two. Because the Arabic derivation is unverified and other explanations are weaker still, the meaning is best recorded as uncertain.
Kahmari Name History & Origins
Kahmari belongs to a set of given names that became common in the United States in the late twentieth century, including Kamari, Kamarion, and similar forms. Kahmari is chiefly a respelling of Kamari; the inserted h follows a wider habit in modern American naming of adding a silent letter to give a familiar-sounding name a distinct written form, without changing how it is said. These names are used mainly by African American families, though the spelling Kahmari itself is not tied to any single group.
The spelling also appears in unrelated contexts. Kamari is a Greek place name, notably a beach village on Santorini, derived from Greek kamára, "arch" or "vault." That is a place name, not the source of the personal name, and a shared spelling does not indicate a shared origin. Beyond its recent American use as a variant of Kamari, the history of Kahmari specifically is not documented.
How Popular is the Name Kahmari?
Kahmari has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #3,026 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,509 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,193 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #9,921 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #16,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #10,656 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #14,222 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #16,687 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,452 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #17,790 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #7,961 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2012 | #9,379 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #15,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #18,345 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,018 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #12,068 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #16,462 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #18,517 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #13,418 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,162 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 2024 | #3,414 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #3,026 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2022 | #3,439 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2021 | #3,952 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2020 | #4,077 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,048 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,838 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #6,184 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #6,184 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,135 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #7,282 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,285 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #4,788 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #4,287 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #6,890 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #4,104 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,816 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,318 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,664 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #7,983 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #6,332 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #8,222 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #8,920 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,020 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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